Let me introduce You to Yourself

"Hi I'm......,"

Would you be pleased to meet "Yourself" face to face?

Among other points that stood out to me personally during the overnight men’s breakaway sponsored by our church recently, was knowing the real “You”. Is the visible “You” the real you? Who are you really?

You have erected a façade to give others a good impression of you; become adept at acceptable public behaviour; earned for yourself a reputation based on your interaction with others and their perception of who you are, but is that the real “You?”

Think of yourself in situations and places where you were alone and nobody knew you. Honestly now, what were you like? Did you think and/or engage in activities which you would never do if others are around? THAT WAS THE REAL YOU.

Integrity is living in line with the Scriptures in uncompromising way. It is being upright in our conduct even when no one is around to notice it because we know it pleases the Lord. It is being on guard of our thought-life to make sure that we resist any notion or idea inconsistent with Philippians 4:8(NLT) Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Someone wisely said that adversity does not build character, it reveals it. Your responses to, and ways of dealing with whatever comes your way –good or bad – are indicative of the REAL YOU.